Tegan

Tegan is a given name of Welsh origin. It is a diminutive of the Welsh word teg ('fair') and means 'darling', 'loved one', or 'favourite', and is the normal Welsh word for 'toy'.^[1][2]

Tegan

Pronunciation	Welsh pronunciation: [ˈtɛgan] English: /ˈtiːɡən/
Origin
Language(s)	Welsh
Meaning	"darling," "loved one," "favourite," "pet," "toy."

People with the name

Notable people with the first name Tegan include:

• Tegan Higginbotham (born 1988), Australian comedian and actress
• Tegan Martin (born 1992), Australian model and beauty pageant titleholder, Miss Universe Australia 2014, and Top 10 Miss Universe 2014
• Tegan McCarthy (born 1997), Papua New Guinean swimmer
• Tegan Moss (born 1985), Canadian actress
• Tegan Philip (born 1988), Australian netball player
• Tegan Quin (born 1980), Canadian singer-songwriter, half of the duo Tegan and Sara

Fictional characters

• Tegan Callahan, fictional character in the Australian television series Home and Away
• Tegan Freedman, fictional character in the Australian television series Neighbours
• Tegan Jovanka, fictional character in the British television series Doctor Who
• Tegan Lomax, fictional character in the British television series Hollyoaks
• PC Tegan Thompson, fictional character in the British television series No Offence
• Tegan Price, fictional character in the US television series How to Get Away with Murder

See also

• Tegen, a Cornish female name
• Teagan, a surname and Irish female given name

References

1. Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru. Vol. taenell–Zwingliaid. University of Wales. 2006. p. 5851.
2. Griffiths, Bruce; Glyn Jones, Dafydd (2012). "Geiriadur yr Academi". Welsh Language Commissioner and Uned Technolegau Iaith, Bangor University. Retrieved 27 October 2012.